Eurovision Young Musicians 1982

Eurovision Young Musicians 1982
Dates
Final11 May 1982
Host
VenueFree Trade Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)Humphrey Burton
Musical directorBryden Thomson
Directed byPeter Butler
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Executive producerRoy Tipping
Host broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Participants
Number of entries6[a]
Debuting countries
  • A coloured map of the countries of EuropeSwitzerland in the Eurovision Young MusiciansGermany in the Eurovision Young MusiciansUnited Kingdom in the Eurovision Young MusiciansDenmark in the Eurovision Young MusiciansFinland in the Eurovision Young MusiciansNorway in the Eurovision Young MusiciansSweden in the Eurovision Young MusiciansAustria in the Eurovision Young MusiciansFrance in the Eurovision Young Musicians
         Participating countries
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
Eurovision Young Musicians → 1984

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1982 was the first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, a biennial event inspired by the success of the BBC Young Musician of the Year.[1][2] The contest took place at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, United Kingdom on 11 May 1982, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).[3] Musicians from six participating countries took part in début contest, which was televised across the Eurovision Network. Humphrey Burton was the host of the contest and welcomed all of the participants in English, French, and German.[3]

Each of the six participating countries sent either a male or female artist who was no older than 19 years of age, to represent them by playing an instrumental and a musical piece of their choice, and were accompanied by the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, under the conductor leadership of Bryden Thomson.[3] The winner received a cash prize of £1,000.[3]

Germany's Markus Pawlik won the contest, with France and Switzerland placing second and third respectively.[4] It was also notable that Germany won the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 just a few weeks earlier - also in England, and also by performing last in the running order.[5]


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  3. ^ a b c d "Eurovision Young Musicians 1982: About the show". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 1982 (Participants)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1982". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.